Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, ed · New York, Leavitt & Allen · leaf 335
heap soft brick,it also makes a very warm house. The rafters of these two cottages are stout joists, placed two feetapart, which are allowed to extend beyond the house two feet, toanswer the purpose of brackets, for the projecting eaves. Fig. 3, 6,will show, at a glance, the mode of rafter boarding… … * The simplest mode of forming an eave gutter on a projecting roof likethis, is shown in the cut, fig. 3 at c. It consists merely of a tin trough, fastened to the roof by its longer portion, which extends up under one layerof shingles. This lies close upon the roof. The trough being directly…
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